by Chris Schrader | Aug 21, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The ACA provides clear structural and substantial support to corporate wellness plans. These plans are enjoying a revival of interest as full implementation of the ACA is merely months away. Businesses and HR pros should explore wellness plan opportunities with a...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
The EEOC sued both BMW and Dollar General Stores on the same day in June. Their offense? Their facially neutral and consistently applied policy of not considering those with criminal convictions for employment. The EEOC has decided that since Blacks and Hispanics...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 19, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources
The Fifth Circuit of Appeals issued a landmark decision in In EEOC v. Houston Funding II, Ltd., finding that terminating a female employee because she is lactating or expressing milk is unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Most...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 16, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
HR Professionals have been told this for years. Had it hammered into our heads by lawyers, judges, government agencies, SHRM, you name it. Company policies must be clear, plain on their face, and draw “bright lines” that are inviolable. Practice regarding the...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 15, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Every HR professional has their expertise challenged at some point in their career. Its a hazard of a profession that many managers in other disciplines feel they know as well as their own. I once reported job misclassifications (and the plan to correct them) at a...
by Chris Schrader | Aug 14, 2013 | Blog, Human Resources
Most everyone who has worked in a large corporation has learned to dread new initiatives involving “strategic change”. It’s not because the need for the change fails to be compelling (management usually does a good job of making its case), nor is it an intense desire...